You know you've succeeded in living a different lifestyle when your kids ask for a glass of Maggie milk because it came from a cow named Maggie. Life around here can be kind of crazy, but with six kids, two milk cows, and other animals, what do you expect?
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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Last Weekly Round Up of April!

Can you believe that it'll be May before next Saturday? Crazy!

It's been a busy week. We had special meetings at church each night from Monday-Friday. With Bryan driving out from Spokane, he made it home just in time to leave for church. It was hectic, but worthwhile.

On Resurrection Sunday, I didn't take any pictures. We ate with my mom, and I left my iPod at home. She took some nice pictures of the kids though! Maybe I'll have her send me one so I can update this post. (Hi mom...hint....hint....).

Monday, April 21

A snapshot of our new chicken coop and pig pen. The coop now has a door on the hole that you see. That's a storage area for me to keep bags of feed and scratch in. We are hoping to hear back on piglets this week, and get some growing.

Tuesday, April 22

Jeffrey has really been into drawing lately. He's showing off his picture. Unfortunately he moved right as I snapped so his picture is blurry. But he looks cute!

Wednesday, April 23

My little girlies getting all spruced up for special meetings. Of course Sydney only kept her rubber bands in as long as it took for me to take the picture. We'll have to work on that!

Thursday, April 24

As part of my focus verse for the year, I'm really trying to pay better attention to season changes and be prepared. In that mindset, I ordered swimwear for the kids who needed it. By ordering early, I made sure that it arrived in time for swimming and splashing in the creek all summer. Owen looks handsome in his new swim shirt and shorts. We're still waiting on Jayme's new suit. We custom ordered one from Stitchin' Times, and it takes a bit longer than just generic ones of the shelf. It should last a long time though! I ordered mine from them in 2008 and it still looks great!

Friday, April 25

Thanks to Jayme for taking this picture! That's my hand you see. Another new purchase for summer. We ordered 12 silicone Popsicle molds. For their first use, I filled them up with yogurt based smoothies. Simon approves!

Saturday, April 26

Ellie in the swing at the end of a long day. It's been a busy day on the farm--fixing fence, moving cows, buying hardware for the chicken coop and working on the coop. It was nice to relax this evening!

Meet My Family

Here are the kids at Grouse Creek Farm

Jayme

Our oldest blessing. Jayme is 12, and a huge helper aound the farm. She is in 7th grade, and can often be found with her nose in a good book. Or writing. Or using Scratch to program something. Click her picture to see her first blog.

Owen

Owen, our 8 year old, has Angelman Syndrome--a deletion on the 15th chromosome. He may not speak, but he always has a lot to say.

Jeffrey

Jeffrey is 6. He enjoys being outside, and is our chief egg collector. He started school this year, and loves it!

Ellie

Our 4 year old Ellie is our girly-girl. She loves dressing up and painting her nails. But, being a girly doesn't stop her from being useful and hardworking on the farm. She helps to feed the cows hay, and chases chickens around the yard. She is joining Jeffrey with school activities this year.

Sydney

3 year old Sydney is full of curiosity and energy. She loves life!

Simon

Our 1 year old. Simon is a delight. He loves to chatter and play with cars. He drives them around on his knees and likes to run over toes of anyone in his way! He is also our climber.

About Me

My name is Lisa. I'm married to my high school sweetheart, Bryan. Together we have six children, Jayme, Owen, Jeffrey, Ellie, Sydney and Simon.
I enjoy homeschooling our kids, cooking my family real food, and spending time taking care of the day-day farm chores here at Grouse Creek Farm.
We are a Christian family and strive to please the Lord in all that we do.